Al's version of this song (Brunswick 2582) first charted June 14, 1924 and peaked at #4 over a four week chart run. The orchestra backing him is Isham Jones'. There were quite a few "dead relative" songs during this era in which life was even more fragile than it is today. One reason why this track is not reissued is that Universal, which owns the Brunswick masters today, lost their index identifying which metal stamper is which years ago in a fire and does not consider them worth reindexing.
I appreciate you uploading this. I first heard it on an LP put out by New World Records/Tin Pan Alley in 1975. Those LPs were in public libraries for years until the advent of CDs. The song is from 1924 and is a acoustical recording. I haven't seen it since even in Jolson omnibus packages. But glad to see you'v e located it. Once again thanks.
Al's version of this song (Brunswick 2582) first charted June 14, 1924 and peaked at #4 over a four week chart run. The orchestra backing him is Isham Jones'. There were quite a few "dead relative" songs during this era in which life was even more fragile than it is today. One reason why this track is not reissued is that Universal, which owns the Brunswick masters today, lost their index identifying which metal stamper is which years ago in a fire and does not consider them worth reindexing.
horarwgt 6 months ago
I appreciate you uploading this. I first heard it on an LP put out by New World Records/Tin Pan Alley in 1975. Those LPs were in public libraries for years until the advent of CDs. The song is from 1924 and is a acoustical recording. I haven't seen it since even in Jolson omnibus packages. But glad to see you'v e located it. Once again thanks.
deepseadirt 1 year ago
Great, great post. The wonderful Jolson.
CarlDuke 2 years ago